China’s top political advisory body started its annual session Saturday afternoon in Beijing, kicking off an important political season that will highlight new missions for the country’s goal of a “great modern socialist country.”

Accusing China of showing “sharp power” by some western people is full of hype and bias, and is a new version of the “China threat” theory in nature, a spokesperson for the annual session of China’s top political advisory body said Friday.

Election of new leadership for the top advisory body is on the agenda, and the session is set to conclude in the morning of March 15, Wang Guoqing, spokesperson for the first session of the 13th National Committee of the CPPCC, told a press conference.